A giant mural depicting New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern embracing a Muslim woman in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack has been unveiled in Australia.


Giant mural of NZ PM unveiled in Australia


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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi exchanged pleasantries on the sidelines of SCO meeting here on Wednesday and were seated next to each other during an interaction with Kyrgyz President amid strain in ties between the two countries following the Pulwama terror attack .


Sushma, Qureshi exchange pleasantries on sidelines of SCO meeting


Rome, 22 May (IANS/AKI) Italian hostage Alessandro Sandrini has been freed from captivity "after a complex operation in foreign territory", Premier Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday after a jihadist group in northwest Syria announced Sandrini had been freed.


Italian hostage released after 'complex' foreign op: PM


Rome, May 22 (IANS/AKI) Kidnappers have "recently" released Italian national Alessandro Sandrini, the hardline militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which largely controls the embattled northwest Syrian province of Idlib, said on Wednesday.


Italian hostage freed, says Syrian rebel group


Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday extended by a month the state of Emergency that was imposed immediately after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed over 250 people and injured hundreds.


Sri Lanka extends Emergency by a month


At least eight people were killed and 10 injured when a Taliban truck bomb exploded after  coming under fire by security forces in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, officials said.


Taliban kill 8 in Afghanistan truck bombing


India on Wednesday spoke about the Pulwama terror attack at a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) here and said the subsequent terror strikes in neighbouring Sri Lanka had made it more determined to fight the scourge firmly.


Sushma refers to Pulwama at SCO meet


As many as 16 Taliban militants, including one of their local leaders, were killed in a series of air-strikes in Afghanistan's Helmand province, officials said on Wednesday.


Taliban leader among 16 killed in Afghan air raids


The Sri Lankan government has expressed doubts over achieving its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) target for this year following the Easter bombings, the media reported on Wednesday.


SL expresses doubt over FDI target post Easter bombings


At least four people were killed and 12 others injured in a car bomb attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, the police said.


4 killed, 12 injured in Mogadishu car bombing


One militant was killed in a gunfight with the security forces on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.


One militant killed in Kulgam gunfight


Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities have expelled an 18-year-old alleged Tunisian would-be jihadist who wanted to carry out a suicide attack, proselytised on the Internet and networked with other suspected extremists, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.


Italy deports suspected Tunisian extremist


At least 11 persons, including Arunachal Pradesh legislator Tirong Aboh, were killed in an ambush by suspected Naga militants in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, police said.


Arunachal Pradesh MLA, 10 others killed in militant ambush (2nd Lead)


At least seven persons, including Arunachal Pradesh legislator Tirong Aboh, were killed in an attack by suspected Naga militants in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, police said.


Arunachal Pradesh MLA killed in militant ambush


At least seven persons, including the MLA of Khonsa West constituency Triong Aboh, were killed on Tuesday after suspected Naga militants fired at the vehicle they were travelling in.


MLA, 6 others killed in attack by Naga militants in Arunachal


Following the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Syria and Iraq, the heads of the UN Security Council (UNSC) have warned of the dangers of foreign terrorist fighters (FTF) spreading terrorism as they return home or scatter around.


UNSC's terrorism committee heads warn of returning IS jihadis


As door 1 with Pakistan proxies supported by local hawks Hurriyat closes, door 2 with Islamic Caliphate written on it opens in what is a brutal cage match which has more or less eviscerated the lives of the Kashmiris in the Valley.


KASHMIR'S CHANGING TERROR MATRIX-1: Islamic State enlarges footprint in Valley of Death  (IANS Investigation)


Militants hurled a grenade at the Shopian police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Monday evening but it did not cause any damage or casualties, police said.


Grenade attack on J&K police station



KASHMIR'S CHANGING TERROR MATRIX-1: Islamic State enlarges footprint in Valley of Death (IANS Investigation)


Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called on countries to join hands in sharing intelligence to deal with international terror threats, media reported on Monday.


Lanka for global intelligence sharing to end terror


A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worker attacked by militants in Kulgam district, succumbed to injuries early on Monday in a Srinagar hospital, police said.

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